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T " c 0 ME T. THE COMET, for OCTOBER, 2d., by post 3d. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Paternoster-rovr. MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS. LAST NIGHT BUT THREE. ROY AL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN. The following Artistes will appear THIS EVENING : To alists -Mdlle. C. Patti and Mr Lewis Thomas. Pianiste L ev y —3ld le. Krebs. Cornet — Mr. Lev Vie in-Mr. Ili 1. Organ - Mr. Pitman. Harpists- 31r. J. B. Chattert n, Miss Trust, Mr. H. Trust, and Mr. J. Thomas ; aryl Contra Basso, Signor Fottesini. Bands of the Coldstream and Grenadier Guards, &c CondLctor--Mr. ALFRED MELLON Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Amphitheatre, One Shilling ; Dress Circle, 2s. ed. ; Private Boxes, .£1 ls. and 10s. 6d. Commence at Eight. TO-MORROW (Thursday, THE LAST BEETHOVEN NIrIHT. On Friday the Concert will be Miscellaneous. And on Saturday, positive y the last night of the Concer s, for the Benefit of )Ir. Alfred Mel on. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,— Mantyzers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. R. Roxby, M i. Belmore ; Miss Hudspeth. After which, the Second Part of Shakespere's Play of HENRY THE FOURTH. Mr Phelps; Messrs R. Roxby, Edmund Phelps, G. F, Neville, Barrett, A. Raynor, Ray mond, F. Morton, 44cc.; Mrs. 11. Vandenhoff, Mrs. Wallace, Miss E. Falconer, and Miss Collier. Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMA RKET.— Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Alter which, MADEMOISELLE DE BELLE ISLE. Messrs. Howe, Farren, Gordon, Baird, &c ; Mesdames Beatrice, Ange!, &c. NDALUSIA. Messrs. Weiss Buoicstone, Chippendale , Compton, Rogers, Farren, Mania!: And THE CASTLE OF A eon, &c, ; Mtsaames Weiss co,mmence Keeley, Griffith, &I To at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENLYG, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O' Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Alter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson. H. Forreter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss F..nny Gwynne. NEW THE YAL, ADELPHL daIe Prooriotor and Man/v. - Ter. Mr , . B. Webster. THIS EVENING, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Messrs. J. Clarke, Billington, Eburne, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. After which, THE IRISH AMBASSADOR. Sir Patrick 0' Plenipo (with songs', Mr. John Collins. supporttd by Meters. Billington, Stephenson; Miss Ilenrie:ta simms and 14Irs. Billington. To conclude with TEDDY THE TILER. Teddy (with ongs), Mr. John Collins. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. ERIN E?.i TALENT' AND COMEDY. This popular Theatre is Open for the Winter Season. Those celebrated artistes Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews are re-engaged. THIS EVENING, Mr. Arthur Sketchley's highly successful and original Comedy of IIOW WILL I.lllsY GET OUT OF IT ? Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. 11, J. Montague ; Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling,. After which, USED UP. Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Ashley; ldiss Wentworth. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE. - - On Thursday, Oct. 6, a New Comedy Farce. by Maddison Morton, Esq., entitled WoOD , ()CR.'S LITTLE GAME. 31r. C. Mathews, Mrs. F. Matthews. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. TIII3 EVENING, J:N.TLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor _ugh and Mande; 8. After which, the great Burl , vine, THE MILLER AND lIIS MEN. Messrs. Fenton, James, and Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Carson. BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw material has already r•sen 15 per cent., and it will soon reach a far tzrenter per-centage. Messrs. JAY, therefore, Invite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock they have on hand, which they cm now dispose of on favour able terms ; but the same qualities will naturally 132 more co Aly a 3 the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average JAY'S, 217,219, and 251, Regent-street. COUNTRY and SEASIDE DRESSES. Messrs. JAI', of Regent-street, have now in stock a variety of WA.SEIINGr SILK. DitEISES, suitatle for the country and seaside, and at the clearing-out price of only LI Hs. 6d. the dress. J AY' S, 247,249, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 255. per ton. 1 Double 21s. per ton. Top 24e. „ I De, p t2l. II Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, dole Lgent THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. ft. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. TOE LATES I' EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by HENRY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TAM DAY.—Morning, 4h. 20m.—Afternoon, 4h. 40m r 0-mourtow.-Morning, 4h. 56m.—Afternoon, sh. 15a3 • # 4 3 D . d iN.V • t, U , LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, 1864. During the last few days there have been many speeches delivered in vvions parts of the country wla'eh touched upon subjects of foreign importance and of domestic interest. At an anniversary dinner of the Beneficial Society, the Hon. RALPH DUTTON, as ono of the county members, addressed the assembly. The hon. member appears to think that there will not be a dissolution until the Spring of 1866. This is certainly strange intelligence, although the reason given for it makes it not so unlikely as might at first appear. Mr. DUTTON declared that it was the intention of Lord PAL - MERSTON to hold the House together as long as he could. He then went on to comment upon the fact that the noble lord this month would reach his eightieth year, but that that circumstance did not detract from his ability to fulfil the duties of his responsible position. " S'lnce the time of "WILLIAM of ORANGE it has not been known for a Prime Minister to lead the country at the age of eighty years," said the speaker, and certainly it is a re markable event is the annals of the statesmanship of the land. Much may be attributed to the noble lord's easy way of taking things; he does not give way to the " fret that cloth consume us," but always endeavours to take the bright side of things. Setting aside the consideration of politics altogether, the noble lord must be regarded as a bright example to the political world for energy and perseverance. by his zeal in continuing his work to the lest he proves that he is still imbued with the spirit of his more active years, and takes an interest in public affairs which no private considerations can cancel or supersede. Mr. BUTTON announced his intention of retiring from the representation of South Hants at the next g:neral electioe,in consequence of objections having been taken to his vote in the great division of the ftenion. He is justified in the adoption of such . a course ; and, in acting in conformity with t lie opi nions that have been suggested to him by others, that " those who held Conservative opinions should represent the Conservative opinions of those who elected them upon all occasions." It is a very awkd ward combination of events when, at the moment of a great party division, numbers desert the stan dard under which they are supposed to be enrolled, and this it is which so often mars the Effect of well organised schemes of attack, and defeats Efforts whose success might eventually greatly benefit the country. Mr BUTTON made the old mistake of asserting that he could not give a vote which would plunge the country in war. In the first place, it was by no means certain that th e rc suit of the Con. servatives taking office would have been war ; and also, it is the duty of members to consider which is the most direct and honourable course for their country to pursue, and not only which is the safest and the most convenient. Sir JERVIS C. JERVOISE, the colleague of Mr. DUTTON, was of quite a con trary opinioa as to the necessity of his resignation, for he considered that it was perfectly impossible, under any circumstances, to have acceded to the terms of the vote proposed by the Opposition. It inferred that the great influence of England was gone, and, exclaimed Sir JERVOISE. " Who would dare to assert such a thing ?" It may be answered to the hon. member that there are many who be lieve it, not only with feelings of shame and regret in this country, but with sentiments of scorn and ridicule abroad. He went on to beg the question, by asking, Where had the influence gone, or who had got it ? " Was it Prussia or Austria, who were trying their rifled cannon upon helpless nations fighting with pop guns? Was it Prussia, who carried on a correspondence with our Foreign Secretary, who was supposed to meddle in e ,rery thing ?" It does not appertain to the question where the influence has gone, but why it should have departed from among us, which most assuredly to a great extent it has. Some console themselves by thinking that we have at all events raised our voices against the perpetration of wrong; but that is only a sorry comfort, after all, for the people of a powerful country to receive at the termination of an unjust war and the commencement of a destroy ing peace. The Right Hon. Sir F. BARING observed that he did not concur with those who asserted that England was bound to go to war on account of having remonstrated in cases of injustice; he did not think that the honour of the country was at all compromised by having protested against wrong, although afterwards it was fouad not convenient to go to war. This tame style of thinking and com promising expediency of action were not the theories that were held by our forefathers, who lived in the stirring days of the world's history, and the dangers which have been wrought in cuetom, and the alterations in so many habits and practices have efftcted a deplorable transformation in the spirit of the country if such sentiments are to be the rule of the hour, and impress and influence the intelligence of the community. One thing, at all events, is most noticeable in their speeches wherever and whenever public topics are discussed and foreign affairs are put forward. There is a universal feel ing of disapprobation expressed everywhere, almost amounting to censure and contempt for the con duct of the great German Powers. No man, however Much he may be imbued with Ministerial predilections, or trained in favour of the so cal!ed Liberal interest, ever raises his voice in favour of the aggressors in the late attempts to palliate the line they took. We hear of no extenuation on the grounds of disputed territory, no explanations of the difficulty of stop ping short when our quarrel had begun. It is all plain speaking enough in most quarters. " Wrong," " injustice," " spoliation," are the terms employed to designate the actions of the Prussians and their allies. Surely something of this truth must have by this time forced itself upon the notice of those abroad, and at Berlin more especially, have pointed a moral to the sad tale of DAnish ruin. There are none so blind as those who will not see; bat at times even these are compelled to read the signs and tokens that are around them; and if ever a nation had cause to be ashamed of its policy, it must be that of Prussia. Through the length and breadth of the land there has arisen a voice of censure; and England, misguided by her statesmen and prevented from an active mode of expressing her feelings, has, by the popular voice, stamped with indignant reprobation the course pursued by the crafty powers of Germany. The question of the over-crowding of our la- bonrers' cottages has this year attracted a good deal of public attention. We often find, at this season, that matters of a social or domestic nature become prominent—thanks to the absence of the more engrossing top:cs of political life. Even as Lancashire, debarred from her usual industry, has been driven to exercise her energies in useful but unattractive undertakings, so the general public, having no longer the excitement of a Ministerial crisis, or the interest of a protracted debate on some Imperial question, turns its attention to those matters of internal economy, which, in busier times, are apt to escape notice. But there are other reasons why the 'wretched condition of the homes of a e working classes should this year be brought more prominently forward than usual, In the Metropolis itself large numbers have been driven from their lodgings and have, of course, taken no their abodes in other quarters already crowded, while in country parishes, which railways do not trouble, the natural increase of population makes the evil every year greater and more appa rent. " A Herts Vicar," in communicating the results of his experience to a contemporary, states that he lives in a prosperous agricultural village, where employment is plentiful and wages good, Consequently the inhabitants are unwilling to leave the neighbourhood; and .11 familiar with the habits of the poor must know that mere want of space would never drive them away from a profitable occupation. The evils of overcrowding and bad air, so imperfectly appreciated by the more educated classes, if we may judge from the atmospheric con dition of our churches and chapels, our lecture-halls, theatres, ball-rooms, and other places of public assembly, to say nothing of the interior of many private dwellings, are scarcely thought of among thoso with whom the chance of obtaining food and shelter at all is the first consideration. Landlords, as we know, are not very willing to build cottages, and in the country the investment would not be profitable enough to attract the spectators who own a large proportion of the London dwellings of the poor. Tie result of all this is, as the Vicar simply put it, that " While the population has increased, house room has not increased in the same proportion, so that not only have we in many instances two families occupying ono cottage, but many of the cottages having but one bed-room, we have parents, grown up sons and daughters, as well as young children, occupying the same sleeping apartment— an apartment in too many instances barely large I enough for the healthful occupation of a fourth part of the number usually found sleeping in it, (tad with a window, perhaps, opening to the extent of 24in, by 14 . n." his not surprising, under the ci rcumstancea that a strong man having to return to the family sleeping-room after leaving it in the morning should find the smell " almost enough to knock him down." We need not wonder at the appearance of epidemics in such a village, nor marvel that a visita tion of measles and fever should have carried cff a large numter of the population. Bat the worst part of the case is that such an instance is by to means e: ceptional. Excepting perhaps that it possesses some advantages in being able to give good wages, and consequently good food, to its in. habitants, it is in to way different from many villages in England. The description given above represents a state of things very common amongst us, common in our agricultural districts, in our manufazturing towns, in our metropolis itself, and the evil i 3 continually on the increase with our increasing population. We aro etartia when some such statistics as these show us e glimpse of its effects; but w© see one-half of the mischief in the returns of an epidemic. We do not see the gradual sapping of strength—the injury done to childhood—the dwarfing of mind and body —the deterioration of physical force—and the THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1864. general demoralisation that inevitably follow such a state of things. The evil every one can recog nise when it is brought before them ; the diffi culty is, where to look for a remedy. Yet, it must be looked for and found, if we hope to preserve the health and morality of the English people at any thing like the national standard. The visit which our young Prince and Princess are now paying to Scandinavia has many interest ing aspects. Few can help watching with a kindly feeling the first visit which the young wife and mother pays to her old home, and her delight in exhibiting her beautiful infant to those dear ones who cherished her own infancy. There were many thoughts indeed which might well chequer the plcroure felt by the royal party on this occasion, but by common consent princes and people put aside every disagreeable remembrance and sad forebodings, and agreed to see the visit only in that domestic aspect which all northern nations 93 highly value. But though the trip of the Prince and Princess to Sweden possessed no private relations, yet their reception has been almost as warm, and certainly more magnificent, than in the fair ALEXANDRA'S native country. The enthusiasm at Stockholm has been as great as that which transformed our own sober London on the memorable occasion when it welcomed the " Sea King'a daughter from over the sea." Unfortunately the elements were unpropitious to the modern Undine, and a stormy and tedious pas sage delayed the arrival beyond the time expected and tired the patience of the Swedish crowds. But their hospitable anxiety kept them still looking out, although the northern night came down upon them. The authorities with ready wit sent up blue lights, and provided numerous torches, so that the reception of the Royal yacht when she did arrive was unexpectedly picturesque. Since then, balls, receptions, and entertainments of various kinds have been the order of the day, and the Prince and Princess can bear hearty testimony to the warmth and kindliness of their reception. Such tokens are doubly gratifying, as showing the sym pathy felt for our nation by our Northern kinsfolk, and we trust may be instrumental in drawing closer the ties between the nations. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN AND PERU. MADRID, OCT. 4. Advices received here from Lima to the 28th August announce the discontent of the population and the commercial stagnatio❑ produced by the conflict with Spain. The attitude of the Peruvian Government was considered adverse to the general aterea•. Several Peruvian Deputies had brought forward a proposal to treat Spain amicably. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. SULZ, Tuesdsy Morning. Tne telegram of yesterday which announced the arrival of the above mails was a mistake. The Candia is not yet in sight. principles and of an act of adhesion to the policy of the Ministry. It was carried by a majority of ' 45 to 23. The paragraphs which encountered most opposition were those in which the Chamber was called on to give its approbation to the colonial policy of the Cabinet, and to the plans of the Minis• ter of Finance, which include the suppression of town-dues. In presenting to the Camber the Budget for 1865, M. Betz demonstrated the flourish ing state of the Treasury. The ordinary receipts for 1861 are estimated at 63,958,751 florins ; the extraordinary at 40,581,2541, making a total of 104,543,0051 They present an excess of 404,2851 over the expenses, which are set down at 104,138,71911., or 794,7471 more than last year, In this sum the extraordinary ex penses are included, among which are 10 millions for the amortisation of the debt, 148 millions for railwa; s, and one million for the improvements at the mouth of the Meuse. The Minister gave no tice of the introduction of several new financial measures, one of which is the suppression of town dues throughout Holland. As to the communal excise on wines it is to be entirely suppressed, a measure which will enable the Government to meet the demands of France, and conclude with her the Treaty of Commerce, the negotiations for which are now pending. M, Betz gave a brief ab stract of the proposed treaty, and expressed the wish that the Chamber, by abolishing the town dues and reducing the Indian tariff, might enable the Government to conclude a treaty which he re gards as advantageous for both countries." FRANCE. BADEN, OCT. 4, EVENING. The Empress of the French is staying at the resi dence of the Duchess of Hamilton. PARIS, OCT. 5. Delegates from France, Belgium, England, and Holland have lately met in Paris to draw up a col lective convention relative to the sugar duties. They have come to an understanding upon the general nature of the arrang( men te, which are to form the subject of a diplomatic convention, to be carried out within a month at latest. The despatch of M. Drouyn de Lbuys on the new phase of the Roman question is commented on very generally by the Paris journals. The two organs of public opinion which have strenuously maintained that the new arrangements between the Italian Government and the French Cabinet— namely, the Constitutionnel and the France—are the briefest of all in their observations. The former journal merely says:—" Atter a perusal of the document, there can no longer exist any doubts as to the feelings which have inspired the Convention recently concluded with the Kingdom of Italy." The France is not altogether so oracular, but it assumes, as a matter of course, that the bearing of the despatch must square with the opinions which its own leading articles have expressed. Its language runs thus:—" The importance of this despatch does not require to be pointed out. Being written three days before the signing of the Convention of the 15th September, it is the most authorised commentary on that com pact, and characterises with great clearness the bitnation of France in presence of both Italy and Rome. A point which is set forth with great per spicuity is, that if the occupation of Rome is temporary, its object is to protect a permanent interest. The exalted considerations developed by the honourable Minister, and which bears the im press of so profound co, respect for the Holy See, whose sovereignty is to remain shielded from all external pressure, will have been received, we have no doubt, with the same feeling as that by which they were dictated." The Pays looks on all comment or panegyric as quite unnecessary, since it cannot improve what the despatch so eloquently expresses : " The language of M. Drouyn de Ltuys," it declares, " is so precise, so clear, and at the same time so elevated that we see no necessity to make any commentary on it, since to do so would weaken its force, or any eulogium, as our readers are sure to do that for themselves. To explain with greater exactitude, and to justify with more authority French policy in Italy and the conduct of the French Government in Rome, would be impossible. After having read the despatch there can be no longer any doubt as to the unity of views and feel ings by which the Cabinet of the Tuileries has not ceased to be inspired during the last 15 years on the Roman question. :net unity of views and feelings is so evident, from the explanations given by M. Drouyn de Lbuys, that we confine ourselves to re producing thew. We could say nothing more and nothing better." The Siecle commences by succinctly explaining what it conceives the meaning of the document to be : " Three causes," it says, " rendered the evacua tion of Rome by the Freneh troops inevitable within a given tame-1. The necessity of putting an end to an act of intervention contrary to one of the funda mental principles of French public law, and in flagrant opposition to the object of the Italian cam paign, which was undertaken to deliver Italy from foreign interference ; 2. The difficulty of inducing to live on good terms with each other, two dis tinct sovereignties, based upon different principles, and, as a consequence, incessantly opposed to each other in conflicts of jurisdiction to which nothing has been able to put an end ; 3. The impossibi lity in which the French Government was placed of continuing to give, by its presence, a sort of sanction to ' acts not in accord with its social state, and with the maxims of its legislation. " The article then proceeds in these terms The despatch does not essentially differ in its developments and conclusions from the articles already published by the Constitutionnel. The document mentions many things that are already known ; but there are many others which we should like to know, but which are not mentioned. What, for example, will be done if the Pope refuses the reconciliatio❑ proposed at the present moment, and if the Roman people give themselves ever to Italy ? The temporal power is not a free Pope in a free Rome : but a Pope, God, and King in a city where there are neither men nor citizens, but souls only ; Rome is not a State, but a theocracy, Could Frai ce impose on the Romans in revolt a government which she has just condemned by withdrawing her forces from it ? That is hardly possible. As to Italy, for the reason that a capital is not solely chosen for sentimental motives, the fact is evident that the cry of Rome for capital has never sig nified for her anything else than ' Rome for Italy ; that is, Rome joined to the great whole of the national unity. Teis result must be attained, un less the Pope consents to transform himself into a canstitutional Prince, and to completely separate the spiritual from the temporal power, and reunion from the government, in which case the revolution and Italy will be necessarily obliged to declare themselves satisfied." A small boat, carrying five persons,was capsized in the Seine, near Rouen, the day before yesterday. Three of them, one of them a young woman, sank to rise no more, but the other two clung to the keel of the boat, and were rescued by the crew of the steamer Union, which happened to be near. BOURSE, Oct. 4,—Little change is to be noted in the state of the market. Truces, for the Account, are unvaried at 65f. 85c. Mobilier have improved to 995 f. Railway Market quiet, but firm. The market became rather weaker towards the close, and eft off as follows : 41 per Cents 92 10 Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 80 Credit Mobilier 975 Do. end month 9S2 50 Bank Shares • 3125 Credit I , oneier 1210 Roman Italian Loan 66 8 Do. end month 67 15 Ditto Threes New Mexican. 61 Russian Austrian .. Spani:•h Threes., Rome Debt .. Deferred Alro. Cash. Account. Orleans BG7 50 .. 875 -- Northern ... „ . 982 50 .. 9'.17 50 Lyons and kledit , :aranean 908 75 ** 915 SAlthera Western Eastern Sardiuiar 315 .. 317 50 Austrian Lombard 525 .. 527 50 North of Spain Saragossa 4b3 75 .. 48J Ditto to Barcelona BAIL HOLLAND. A letter from the Hogue of the 2d says :—" The two Chambers of the States-General commenced the labours of the session by voting addresses in answer to the Speech from the Throne. The ad dress of the First Chamber being a mere para. phrase of the speech, NV:I6 v3tod without discus sion. There was a warm debate is the S( cond Chamber, as the Ministerial party thought proper to give the address the character of 4 declaration of Mr Dutton, M.P„ and his Constituents. At the dinner celebrating the 110th anniversary of the Beneficial Society, held at Portsmouth yes terday, there were present the Right Hon. Sir F. T. Baring, Bart., M.P., Sir J. D. H. Elphinstone, Bart., M.P., Sir J. C. Jervoise, BArt., M.P., the Hon. Ralph Dutton, M.P., and Mr J. Bonham• Carter, M.P. for Winchester. In responding to the toast of the county members, The Hon. RALPH DUTTON said it was usual when members met their constituents on such occasions as those to speak of what had taken place during the past session, and in the present instance they would be able to speak of the occurrences of the longest Parliament since the Raform Bill was passed. He believed the present Parliament would not be dissolved till the spring of 1866. It was the inten tion of Lord Palmerston to hold it together as long as he could, and although they might hear reports that it was the Premier's intention to retire and not meet this Parliament any more, he could assure them that the noble lord was never in better health, and there was no one more fit to lead the Parlia ment of this country in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) Of course he alluded solely to the Li beral side of the house. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) That society had existed 110 years, and had seen many strange things, but nothing more strange than that the Prime Minister of this country would in that month reach his 80th year. Since the time of William of Orange it had not been known for a Prime Minister to lead the country at the age of 80 years. (Cheers.) Referring to some, remarks made by the proposer of the toast, he said it was quite true that he had made up his mind not to seek again the representation of South Hints. (" No, no," and " Sorry for it.") Upon a full consideration of the matter he had come to the conclusion that no other course lay open to him. It is well known to them all that he had upon an important occasion given a vote which had given offence to his party. (" No, no," and " Yes, yes.") It had been represented to him that one who held Conservative opinions of those who elected him upon all occasions. To that decision he readily bowed, thinking it a very proper principle to lay down, and as he had failed in his duty in this par ticular he thought it best to give way to some other gentleman who would suit and serve the Conserva tives of South Hants better than he had done. (" No, ❑o," and " Hear, hear." With respect to his vote he could only say that, as all sorts of improper mo tives had been attributed to him in giving it, half an hour before thin division he had not made up his mind. It was suggested to him that he had better not vote at all, but walk out of the house, but that he thought would have been a cowardly course of action. (Cheers ) He remembered how often he had told electors that their votes were given him as a privilege, and it was their duty to give them to some one, and bow the❑ could he eneak out of the House of Commons, and not give the elective vote on such an occasion as that ? (Cheers.) As he felt he could not give a vote calcu lated to involve the country in war, there was no course but to give it to the noble lord at the helm. (Great cheers.) He knew perfectly well what the consequences would be to himself—he did it with his eyes o p e n —but he should g i ve t h at vote i n t h e same direction if he had to give it again. (Cheers.) He trusted that he and his constituency would part good friends, for he was not the less Conservative in opinion because he gave that vote, He should return his trust to them next year or the year after, and he only hoped they might find a gentle to represent the agricultural, maritime, and other interests of the county as they ought to be repre sented. (Cheers.) Having again thanked them, he resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. Sir J. C, Sir J. Elphinstone, Bart., Sir F. T. Baring, Bart., and Mr. Bonham-Carter sabsEquently addressed the Company. THE BLANKS AND THE DASHES.—There was that affair of the Blanks with my Lord and Lady Five stars, that I happened to know of, having seen and studied it from the beginning to the end attentively. The Blanks had been greatly patronised by my Lord and Lady Fivestars —kind people in their way and gene ous, but not a little inconstant. However, the Blanks' reign was a bright one while it lasted, and they had no cause to complain. Mr Blank was an indifferent portrait painter, and Lady Fivestars used to introduce Win to all her friends as the modern Raphael ; and Mra Blank was an authoress, and Lord Fivestars once crowned her as Corinna in the conserva tory—and on their side the Blanks were fluttered and flattered out of all the little common sense they ever pas • sessed— which was not much—and if they did not walk on their heads it was not for want of despising their feet. In the end they came out of their flutter, and then they drifted into the most dangerous of all stagnations—security. They forgot to be subservient ; they diminished the pro fundity of their kowtows; they laid aside the pretty alphabet, all flowers and flourishes, which they had hitherto spelt out their adoration of my lord and lady and their un dying appreciation of the good that lay in them ; they resumed their natural balance, and were no longer cephalo pods but honest bipeds, such as Nature had made them ; but they flattened their own noses in the process irretriev ably. The Scatch dcctor of the establishment called them pawky; my Lord Fivestars said they were scrubby; and tray lady, ati ith more delicacy if less diecrimination, sighed as she confessed they had grown unpleasant, and she did not know what had come to them, they were so changed. In fact, their noses were falling out of joint by their own weight, when the introduction of their friends Mr and Mrs Dash completed the dislocation. Mr and Mrs Dash were newer, cleverer, more versatile, and more vivacious than the Blanks. They had talent in the histrionic line (my Lord and Lady Fivestars were great patrons of talent in all lines), and they could amuse a dinner table or a supper party better than could Mr Blank with his artis.ic hair, and his tepid rec/eatiffe of Ruskin very weakly done, or than Mrs Blank with ber political lectures and awful enthusiasm for " eauses.'' And so they flattened their dear friends the Blanks' noses straight to their faces, and Lord and Lady Fivestars never even tried to raise them up again. But ever after this the Blanks became tremendous democrats; and tb,o "insolence of a bloated aristocracy" was a kind of monogram sealing Corinna's effusions with the indelible and undeniable stamp of ownership.— s the Year Rocrid,", GREECE. A communication from Athens in the Arenas:4r says :—" The most important news of the day (already announced to you by telegram) is the vote of the Assembly by which the Senate is suppressed. All parties approve of that resolution. The jour nals of all shades, from the Ministerial Grece to the Aryl (Aurora), the Opposition organ, declare in favour of s single chamber. The Aryi, more parti cularly, after having for several days placed at the head cf all its articles the motto, The Senate is useless ! Down with the Senate!' has just cele brated its suppression by a leading article orna mented with a wreath of laurels and roses, in the middle of which is pieced the figures 221,' the number of deputies who voted for the measure. The article, in which emphasis and hyperbole pre vail, says After forty years' experience the Hellenos have perceived that the crowning of the edifice cannot be effected except by simplification. The 19th September must be considered as a date of emancipation, for that day has seen Greece deli vered from the scourge of Pharaoh ; this is to say, from the Senate, an institutio❑ foreign to the coon• try and to the habits of iti inhabitants.'" Report of the Late Italian Ministry. TURIN, Oct. 4. A decree has been issued, convoking the Italian Parliament. This decree is accompanied by a report, dated Sept. 19, addressed to the King by the late Italian Ministry, which says : " At the moment we assumed the reins of govern ment, the Roman question was in such a condition that it would have been unworthy and useless to immediately commence fresh negotiations. The Government waited an opportunity, and hastened to take advantage of it when it considered the general state of affairs in Europe to be favourable. Atter the deliberations of Parliament whic'i were to guide the Government, the Roman question could only be solved by moral means. To obtain the application of the principle of non-intervention it was neces sary to proceed in accord with France. The Emperor of the French has always desired to be able to with'. draw his troops from Rome, not only from this act being in conformity with the principles and public rights whereon the Empire and its policy are based, but also because the resurrection of Italy will be one of the principal glories of his reign. But the Emperor considered that he could not, by suddenly withdrawing his troops in a body, abandon the Power that he had protected during fifteen years with his arms. In order to reassure the Catholic sentiment, the Italian Government could not but promise not to attack the Pontifical territory, and to prevent any attack being made by irregular bands from the frontiers of the Italian kingdom. This promise loyally given and firmly kept, neither destroys nor diminishes the rights or the aspirations of the nation, but rather confirms the necessity of operating solely by moral force to obtain the triumph of the national ideas. Nevertheless, whilst the Go. vernment was engaged with the Roman question it did not forget the Venetian question. Austria en camped in Venetia might become a menace under circumstances to be foreseen. The principal idea of the King was always the organisation of a system of defence necessitating the transfer of the seat of government to a locality more favourably situated than the present capital. Military considerations caused Florence to be selected. This transfer, although essentially a home question, is connected with the Franco-Italian treaty—the conclusion of which it has facilitated---from having been regarded by France as a guarantee that Italy had renounced the use of violent measures towards the Papacy." The report then proceeds to speak of the sacrifices made by Turin, and acknowledges its merits. In conclusion, it expresses confidence that Turin will follow the example of its King who has devoted himself entirely to Italy. Six Years of Editorial Life. Six years ! 'Tis but a brief period in the life of a man ; briefer still in that of a nation ; insignifi cant in the history of the world. Yet, what mo mentous events may be crowded into that brief space of time ! Even in ordinary life the influences which it may exercise on a man's career and destiny are ofttimes of no little importance. In six years —aye and within a much more restricted period— the whole purpose and tenor of one's life may be changed, and a career opened up of which there erst was no foreshadowing. But, good reader, have you ever thought of how much " life" is comprised in an editorial career of a few years P We do not refer to the outer life of the newspaper—to that which presents itself to the eye of the public. We speak rather of that inner life—that life of thought and study—which the conductor of a public journal necessarily leads. He, as it were, enacts over again day by day, in imagination, all the varied scenes which the more prominent actora on the world's stage are presenting in real life. Ever on the look out, constantly on the watch, his mind always occu pied more or less with subjects of interest to the world at large (and therefore of little interest to the thinker himself), his inner life--whatever may be the popular idea regarding it—is not an enviable one. Expected to be " up" on all subjects, from that of an international quarrel, which may set the con tinent of Europe in a blaze, to that of the respective merits of the candidates for a seat in a local council board, it is little wonder if at last he feels as if he lived not in himself at all, es if he had no personal life, as if his whole existence were wrapped up in " passing events." Happy is he who, leading an editorial life, can at will shake off the" editor," and even for a few hours emerge " the man." The task, we fear, is a difficult one, and can only be accom plished by men of peculiar temperament. The journalist, in most cases we believe, is the journalist still—in the bosom of his family as well as in the study ; in the recreative walk as well as at the desk ; in the midst even of the festive assembly does his profession haunt him like a spectre, and go far to prevent that unbending from the serious business of life which is so necessary to the maintenance of bodily health. In no other profession, perhaps, are the exigencies of thought and study so incessant as in that of the journalist. In scarcely any other profession, probably, is there that entire absence of occasional relief from responsibility. Did we not say truly that in six years the journalist " lives" a great deal more than most men do in the same period 9 TVexford Constitution. GENERAL HooD.—The Confederate Gen. Hood is described by a person who has recently seen him as a "white-headed, homely, spindle-shanked fellow, about 32 years cr age, and over GA tail; has ben pretty well hacked to pieces; ono leg gone, an arm useless, a lot of bruised ribs, and a broken collar bone." Uhe Proposed Prize Fight in Ireland. THE PUGILISTS " FIGHTING SHY." DUBLIN, Tuesday Night. Owing to the parties not being able to agree on the choice of a referee, the intended fight between Mace and Coburn did not take place. It was however thought that as there was a promise given to have Coburn in the ling, Mace would also appear, and a referee would be chosen on the spot, This, however, was not the case. Shortly after 1 o'clock to-day Coburn and his party proceeded to a demesne near Cahel, and staked out the ring, in which Coburn ap peared, in order to be able to claim forfeit. Au agent ap peared on the part of Mace to protest. Ample provision had been made by the authorities for the preservation of the peace, and it is probable that if the pugilists had met the fight would have been pre. vented. DUBLIN, Tueslay, The expected baqlo between Mace and Coburn did not come off. It was, according to Coburn's nomination on Friday, to take place between Goold's-cross Station and Cashel, but the representatives of the men disagreed yes terday about the selection of a referee, and those acting for Mace stated that they would return to England that even ing. Coburn's agent declared that his man was anxious for a fight, and would appear et the proper hour at the ring side. Neither Mace nor any of the pugilists who visited Dublin came d iwn by any of the trains yesterday cr to-day. Coburn is believed to be in the vicinity of Geold's-cross, but he has not shown, nor does his agent appear to know his whereabouts. The match therefore is bdlieved to be off. On all the stations from Kildare to Limerick Junc tion the police aro on the alert, and several persons, mis taken for Mace and .Coburn, have, it is said, been arrested on the line. The Limerick Chronicle states that Coburn, accompanied by his friends, faced the spot intended for a fight amidst tremendous shouts from an immense multitude assembled. It is expected he will claim the stakes, owing to the non. appearance of Mace. DUNDRUM, Tuesday. Coburn, it appears, was stopping at a farmhouse near Goold's-cross. The police searched for him, but he escaped. The following- letter, addressed by Archbishop Cullen, to the clergy of his diocese, is published in yesterday's Freeman : Dublin, Feast of the Angel Guardians, 1861. Very Rev. Breftren—My attention has been oalled by some respectable gentlemen to a report very widely circu lated that this city, or its vicinity, is to be made the theatre of a single combat between two foreign pugilists, who are about to expose the:r lives to imminent danger for a certain sum of money. This report must be the source of great regret to everyone who is embued with the spirit of Chris tian charity, and who recogniees in his fellow-man the image of the great Crea'or of the universe. It is not neces sary to call on you to use all your influence to preserve this Christian country from an exhibition so disgraceful and so well calculated to degrade nature. I shall merely request of you to publish as soon as possible from your altars that such combats in which human life is exposed to danger aro prohibited under the severest penalties of the holy Catholic Church. Passing over the decrees of the Council of Trent, it will he sufficient to state that tho learned Pontiff Benedict XIV. excommunicates the principal actors in such fights, their seconds, all who encourage them, and all who designedly become spectators of such unworthy scenes. If you announce these penalties from the altar, I am confident that the faith ful of this diocese, who are so devotedly attached to th holy Catholic, Church, and so obedient to its law, will listen with contempt to the invitation of those who would impli cate them in the misdeeds of foreign gladiators, and will abstain from countenacing or encouraging anything con demned by our holy religion, and contrary to the dictates of the Gospel. PAUL CULLEN. ARCEIXOLOGY.—Ia a letter addressed to M. Elie de thanment, Father Secehi of Rome gives an ac count of two interesting monuments discovered by him near Alatri, in the Campagna Romano. This town, of Pelasgic origin, and celebrated for its Cyclopean walls, is situated on the top of a mountain, and being at the time of the Romans ill provided with water, the Censor L. Betilienus Yarns, as a celebrated inscription tells us, caused an aqueduct 340 feet high to be constructed between Alatri and the neighbour• ing mountains—it being expressly 'stated that he built it with arches, and provided it with strong pipes. The present researches ordered by Pope Pius IX., in order to renew the supp'y of water to the town, have led to the discovery of a large portion of the old aqueduct. From the survey made by Father Secchi, it appears that the lowest point of the aqueduct lies 110 metres below the highest point of the town, a figure which concide■ with the 340 feet of the inscription. Here, therefore, there is an aqueduct built 160 years before Christ, in the shape of a reversed syphon under a pressure of eleven atmospheres. It is difficult to say how much water was convey ed by this aque duct, but it evidently was sufficient for the consumption of the town, since the piers of the arches measure no less than 5 ft. 9 in. in breadth. The total length of the syphon is about six kilometres. The other discovery is a field under which a complete system of drainage was executed by means of long pipes made of brick clay, and ore an average a foot and a half in diameter. They are now stopped up with sediment and are 2i metres below the surface of the soil. This field was probably the parade-ground mentioned in the inscrip tion as having been laid out by Betilienus, whose attention to the interests of his city was well rewarded, since he was twice appointed Censor, and a statue was ereoted to his honour. PERSONAL ERRCRS IN ASTRONOMY.—It is an ascertained fact that if two or more astronomers simultaneously observe the same celestial phenomenon, the passage of a star for instance across the meridian, none of the results will be perfectly alike, there always being a dif ference of several lengths of a second and sometimes of more than one. As the instruments now employed in astronomy are as perfect as art and machinery can make them, the only way of accounting for these discrepancies is, to attribute them to some inaccuracy in the eye or ear of the observer, and this is what is culled the personal error. In a paper addressed to the French Academy of Sciences, M. Faye discusses •the subject, showing that the cause of the error does not lie in one sense alone, but in the simultaneous use of two senses. This is, in fact, what the astronomer has to do doing an observation of the kind above alluded to—he must follow a luminous point, successively passieg behind the threads stretched across the field of the telescope, and he must at the same time count the tickings of a pendulum clock, marking at each thread the moment of the disappearance of the lumi nous point behind it. These are two simultaneous actions, and their combination is the cause of the person& or physiolo gical error. Several contrivances have been had recourse to in order to diminish it:—First., every astronomer has been made to sign his observations, that those of one individual may not be mixed upwith those of another in the same ealcu lation—then astronomers have been made to change places, and do the operation over again from a new place, _this being founden on the supposition that the personal error is constant; and lastly, a system has been invented in which the astronomer, while looking through the telescope, has only to touch a key in order to stop the clock. This latter method is by far the best hitherto known ; but M. Faye announces that MM. Pantamour, of Geneva, and Hirsh, of Neufchatel, have, in determining the re lative longitudes of those places, followed a better plan, by an apparatus which registers the install: of the star's passage telegraphically on a given chrono scope, while the observer himself registers the moment when he thinks the passage has taken place. The difference of the two periods registered determines the personal error, which turns out to be variable, and dependent upon the state of digestion, circulation of blood, or fatigue of the observer at the time. M. Faye, in conclusion, proposes a better pian still, that of suppressing the observer alto gether, by taking the photograph of the star at a given instant and registering the latter electrically, both at one stroke, THE LAW OF THE SEA.—Congress passed an act last session creating a new set of rules with relation to lights, fog-signals, and the navigation of vessels when approach ing each other. All vessels,whether steam or sailing vessels, except pilot boats and open boats, are now required to carry the green and red ligh s, Nhich have heretofore been con fined to steamers. Different lights are provided for steam tugs, for pilot boats, and open fishing boats. Fog-signals are required to be sounded on all vessels every five minutes during a fog. Some of the common rules of naviga tion for vessels when approaching each other have been put into the form of positive regulations of law, but there are variations enough in them to require every navigator to thoroughly familiarise himself with them. We understand that these rulesare similar to the newrules recently adopted in England. We have not been able to compare them all, but those which we have seen are in the same words ; and the importance of having the same rules of navigation apply to the vessels of one nation as well as of another is so obvi ous that a change could hardly have bean made. Beth nations should at once exert themselves to have the same rules adopted everywhere, in order that the uniformity of the law of the sea be maintained.-2ctv York limes TIIE FRENCH FRIGATE AT SUNDERLAND.—The rejoicings at Sunderland, evoked by the presence in that pert of the French frigate Pantie, reached their climax on Monday. The great feature of the festivities was th; grand banquet given to the commodore and officers of the vessel, and which came off, under brilliant auspices, in the Queen's head—the Mayor (Mr Jas. Allison) presiding on the occasion. In the toasts, there was a happy combina tion of France-Anglican sentiment, expressive of the bond of unity existing between the two countries, and the pro ceedings throughout were characterised by the greatest harmony. here, however, the hospitalities of the inhabi tants did not stop, for " while they feasted all the great, they ne'er forgot the small." Fur the crew of the frigate, who were joined by a proportionate body of men of the Naval Reserve now under training on board the Active, a substantial dinner was provided on board that kliip, an;.' here, too, the utmost harmony and good feeling prevailed. The French man of war was again an obj:!ct of attraction and was honoured by lists of visitors, the unplcasau disorder and contusion of the previous day being - haPpii3 abaent,--11ewcase , 4 Chronicle. ,onrt tianDit HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, OCT. 2. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Alfred, and Princz Leopold, drove to Castle• ton, and returned by the Lion's Face, Mr Gladstone had the honour of dining With h er Majesty and the royal family. 3, Divine service was performed at the Ciele, by the Rev. John APLeod, in the presence of the Queen and the royal femily. Her Royal Highness PriLcess Helena attended Divine service at the parish churn of Crathic. Th e Rev. John INPLeod cfliciated. The Prince and Princess of Wales, STOCKHOLM, Oct. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prlnceso of Wales left Stockholm at ten o'clock this more' ing. They were accompanied to the railWaY station by the Swedish royal family. Prince Oscar proceeded with their royal high` nesEes as far as Gothenturg. Marriage in High Life. Yesterday the marriage of Mr Lytton, only so n of the Right Hon. Sir Edward Buiwer Lyttelb Bart., M.P., and Miss E. Villiers, daughter of the Hon. Mrs Edward Villiers, and niece of the Earl of Clarendon, was solemnised at St. Paul's Chore?' Knightsbridge, in the presence of a numerous GO' piny, principally the relatives and friends of both families. Toe Hon. and Rev. Robert Liddell, Per: petual curate of St. Paul's, assisted by the Hon. se' R-3v. Arthur Chetwynd Talbot, officiated at the religious rite. Among the company assembled at the church were—the Countess of Hardwicke and Lady Agne ts Yorke, the Countess of Westmorland and Lady It° 6 Fane, the Earl of Essex, the Rig ht Hon. Sir Andre°, Buchanan, K.C.8., the Right Hon. Sir Edwa rd Bulwer Lytton, Bart., M.P., the Right Hon. Charle s P. Villiers, M.P., Hon. Mrs E. Villiers, Hon• S A ril Liddell, Lord Hyde, Captain Hon. Frederick ; and Lady Constance Stanley, Sir H. Drumraon Wolff, Mr Villiers Lister, Hon. Mrs R. and flies Liddell, Mr Trotter, Mr E. Villiers, Mr Darner, l‘l f Loch, C,B , and Mrs Loch, Mr G. Villiers, Mrs an d Miss Percy, Mr and Mrs Earle, Mr Marjoribaa ke° Mr and Miss and Mr Henry Buiwer, Mrs Lane F° s ' Mr Lenox-Conyngham, Mr Pierce, Dr Smith, &;°' The ceremony concluded, the wedding Pe r l a 4 adjourned to the residence of the Hon. Mrs Edwe t Villiers, at Rutland-gate, to partake of breakfast' Early in the afternoon the newly-wedded couP le , left town for The Grove, the seat of the Earl of Clarendon, in Hertfordshire. The Earl and Countess. of Clarendon and Lady :Emily Villierof Lord Raversworth and Hon. Miss Liddell, a nd , the Right. Hon, Sir Henry Bulwer were prevent ea from attending on the interesting occasion. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and family or e passing the autumn at Inverary Castle, Agyllshire. The Duke of Somerset, with several Lords 01 the Admiralty, has haft the Hotel dirabeau, Paris, for Malta. Toe Earl and Countess Russell and tha Ladies Russell are expected to leave North Berwick, near burgh, this morning, on their return to the south, and will arrive at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park, on Friday ne st ' The Countess of Hardwicke and Lady Agn etl Yorke, who arrived in town on Monday from Sidney Ledg e ' neat Southampton, in order to attend the nuptials of 0 18 Countess's niece, leave to-day ou their return to the lodg e ' where the noble earl is staying. The Earl Cowper is entertaining a shooting pal at Glenmoriston, in Inverness-shire. The noble earl is expected to leave Scotland the week after next for Panshanger, his seat near Het tford. The Countess (Dowager) of Westmoreland ari d Lady Rose Fane arrived at their residence in Portman' oquare on Monday from a tour in Germany. Baroness Da Clifford has lett Thomas's Hote l ' Berkeley square, for Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire. Lord George and Lady Adeliza Manners ha" taken up their residence at Cheveley Park, near Newroar ket, where a large shooting party will soon assemble. 1118 Duke of Rutland is expected to join the party. Lady Caroline L. Fox and Colonel and the goo. Mrs A. L. Fox have arrived at Lord Stanley of Alderiey'g seat, in Chesire. The Earl of Lonsdale left town yesterday for his seat, Whitehaven Castle. The Earl Brownlow and Lady Marian Alio a A have arrived at Castle Ashby, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Northampton, from Belton, near Grantha m ' Mr and Lady Mary Craven have left Thoms s'o Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Beckett House, Shriven Wit on a visit to Lord and Lady Barrington. The Hon. Percy Wyndham, M.P., and g ilt : Wyndham have boon receiving company at Cockerr aout' Castle. Lord Naas, M,P., has left the castle for Irelan d The Right Hon. Sir Henry L. Bulwer, Ambassador at Constantinople, arrived in London on lde n day night from Pads, on a short leave of absence. The Right Hon. Edward Horsman, M.P., W I Sir John Ramsden, M.P., are expected shortly to lea / ... Gb.nlechie, their shooting-box in Inverness-shire, on the way to Yorkshire. Baron and Baroness Von der Heydt have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Berlin. . 0 M. le Baron de Holstein has arrived at .111aurigY Hotel from Berlin. Count de Nesselrode has Mt Maurigy's 1 1 ° tel for Longleaf, Wilts. THE LATE MONTAGUE GORE, ESQ,--Thia rat iCil f respected gentleman, who died a few days ago, was 0 00 the family of the Gores of B arrow Court, and waa born , / , " 1 - the year 1811, He was well known in the literary ir°., i : and was an able contributor to the newspaper press. 1.1; urbanity and amiable disposition greatly endeared b" - his large circle of friends. Mr Gore was never raarriew He sat in Parliament for Devizes in 1833-4, and for Darn' staple in 1841, and was an effective and eloquent speaker It the House of Commons. Ho took great interest i n the of sailors, and particularly in those shipwreck°' ; He had been for many years past an active member of the committee of management of the National Lifeboat Inetit4: non, and was always found at its annual meetings plea il)v n its cause in eloquent terms. He travelled a great de al ! promote also the establishment of sailors' homes, and ." him the sailor has lost a true and a liberal friend. FATAL SCHOOLBOY FREAK.—A melancholy 0 06 : dent occurred on Friday night at Exeter, wle resulted in the death of Charles Edward Henry Rattray",! years of. age, son of Major Rattray, of the Ist Devon Militit;; A. .eorolier'e inquest was held on Monday, when the 18et: were elicited, The deceased was a pupil at the boardloo school of the Rev. Roger Roper, in the Topsham-roa d. the course of Friday he arranged with another pu p il, Bo yer ley John Robinson, to leave the establishment clandesthl". at bedtime, and go into the city for a few hours. In or " e a to do so,,deceased secreted during the evening bat e 5-,a 0 boots belonging tolhimself and Robinson, and at half - 01y they went to their sleeping apartment and got into bed sc'' their clothes on; two other lads slept in the same r e st Shortly afterwards Rattray and Robinson got up an d sCe li D a down one flight of stairs to a window which opened on `-t slanting roof of a verandah. Out of this window they Robinson first and Rattray next, but the latter immediate slipped down on to his companion. Tb ey both fell to the together. They were stunned for a few moments; but g a d up and walked across the lawn, when deceased said he ,:d hurt his head and could not proceed. He therefore ree"b a few minutes; and then the two boys went on thro l t l A g o , Holloway-street into the city. On the way, however/ 'l3, ceased again complained, and they went into a small refresr4 meat shop in that street, kept by Sarah Stockham , v . 1 .11 6 0, Ramey asked to be allowed to lie down for a short tiel He was very sick, and Robinson fetched some brand'', which deceased took a little, They asked Stockham °I:0d bed, but she could not give the accommodation, and dire e e d them to the Valient Soldier Inn. Robinson then p reP t t , - s that they should go back home ; but deceased said b° i c quite unable to walk, and Lis companion, therefore, w ell ' r e get a cab. On his way ho met - Miss Roper, Mr l t°Pe i l i daughter, and, in answer to her interrogation as to where eo was going, informed her of what had occurred. Sh e fur a surgeon, and Mr Kempe came, and ordered ,Le , be taken home, and teat his head should be bathed 'it! cold water. This was done, and Miss Roper etayed 14'0( deceased until past 12 o'clock, when she le ft hire 60uffe oeci asleep. Shortly afterwards, however, he b e g en to much pain and she was again called. Mr Merchant, slog. was then sent for, and arrived about two o'clock. 11(31°,11ed Rattray perfectly insensible, and occasi , p all y and on examining his head found that the skull had b oo , fractured, causing compression of the brain. A ra uB d ie poultice was at once applied to deceased's chest, but b e whilst other remedial measures wore being adoptt,d! himself never gave any account of the m anner in .bl e , D , had received the injuries. The coroner, ,n addreseingoo jury, exonerated all persons from b:arne except the de" 0,, and his companion, and a verdict of accidental death returned.